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Northwestern student injured by chemical blast
6:28 PM CDT, October 30, 2007
A Northwestern University postdoctoral fellow was injured Tuesday when the compounds he was mixing in a material science laboratory exploded and caused a minor fire, university officials said.
Jason Nicholas, 29, was taken to Evanston Hospital shortly after the 10 a.m. blast and was treated for burns to his face and right arm and a puncture wound on the right side of his abdomen, school officials said. Hospital officials declined to comment on his condition.
Nicholas was mixing nitric acid and ethanol in a glass bottle in a lab on the third floor of Cook Hall when the compounds exploded, university spokesman Chuck Loebbaka said.
Damage was confined to the small space where Nicholas was working, Loebbaka said.
Okay, first things first, "Don't mix nitric acid and ethanol in a glass container anywhere near your body". Got it. Life Lesson Learned.
I'm going out on a limb here, but I bet we'll see petty crimes and bank robberies being foiled here in Chicago by a red, man-shaped flash of light...
Cheers,
Mr.B
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You're mixing up your Speedsters, Biddle.
Flash I:College student Jay Garrick was investigating an experimental form of heavy water, when an accident released hazardous fumes that rendered him unconscious. After inhaling the fumes all night, he awoke in the hospital to discover he could move and react at superhuman speed. He became a crimefighter and a scientist in Keystone City—two roles that intersected surprisingly often, as his civilian life and research would often lead him into adventures as the Flash.
Flash II and III: Police scientist Barry Allen was struck by lightning in his lab one night, splashed with chemicals from a nearby cabinet. He found he could run at super-speed. Inspired by Jay Garrick, Allen adopted the identity of the Flash, quickly becoming a celebrated hero.
Wally West, nephew to Barry’s girlfriend Iris, became his partner when the accident somehow repeated itself; it has since been speculated that Barry unconsciously caused the accident to occur through his link to the Speed Force.
This is, of course, precisely why nobody likes you, Hendo.
:P
Mr.B
Likes me? No.
WORSHIP ME?
Yes. Definitely yes.
The lightning strike that enabled Barry Allen's powers was, paradoxically, Barry Allen.
Your lack of lightning and heavy water research makes this post laughable. Hahahahaha. ahem.
-Jesster
here's a couple of pictures that might have suited your flawed entry better...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2192/1831422086_b8e8ef4306_o.jpg
or even better,
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2288/1830586999_596463c4de_o.jpg
You're welcome!
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